Tour Hong Kong

We are excited to announce that we'll be launching a whole new blog, just for foreigners and tourists to learn about Hong Kong attractions and the ways of a HongKonger.

After a long period of analysis of the online blogging community, we found out that tourism is a huge topic. This new blog is a huge milestone for us, and may be successful compared with this one. If you have any suggestions or objections, feel free to contact us.

Running out of Numbers

In Hong Kong, whether you're 7 or 90, everybody has a cell phone. They come in all different models, from the black-and-white Nokias to the newest Sony Ericsson 5.0 megapixel camera phone. You must think that a lot of phones are needed for Hong Kong's 7 million population, and problems may occur, currently, HK is suffering a crisis with phone usage. The problem is not the phones itself, it's the phone numbers, Hong Kong is running out of phone numbers rapidly. All phone numbers in the region currently either 6XXXXXXX or 9XXXXXXX, but now, phone operators are running out of numbers and are pleading for a number starting with 5 or even extending the numerals to 9. In the future, I'll be able to get lots of money for my phone number :P.

Free HDTV airs tonight!

Ok. The dancing part of the commercial is just laaamee..

Most of the people living [Approx. 2 million] in the areas supported by TVB and aTV's broadcast signal will be switching to high-definition TV tonight at 7 PM. Almost all of Kowloon, part of the New Territories and Hong Kong Island will be able to enjoy the free HDTV channels. This launch has aiming for a advance in Hong Kong's technology as well as crystal-clear, with no "ghost” and “snow” effects [which most TVs suffer from] free viewing. Another purpose is to enhance popularity of next year's Beijing Olympics 2008 and Hong Kong's own equestrian events. The cons of HDTV are quite obvious; most of the TVs in Hong Kong are not yet HD-Ready/Full-HD so many people would be buying new ones and throwing their old TVs out instead of bothering to recycle them. Another negative side is that the decoders cost up to HK$2000 which is a bit pricy, though you can get a HDTV USB plug in a Computer Centre for around HK$600 which recieves low quality signals.